British sailors pulling down dangerous wails after the earthquake in South Chile. H.M.S. Exeter and H.M.S. Ajax rushed to Talcahuano, and the sailors went from there by lorries to Concepcion, where they helped rescue the dying and injured. More than 30 000 were killed and 60.000 injured, and the warships transported 500 refugees to Valparaiso.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 February 1939, Page 6
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55British sailors pulling down dangerous wails after the earthquake in South Chile. H.M.S. Exeter and H.M.S. Ajax rushed to Talcahuano, and the sailors went from there by lorries to Concepcion, where they helped rescue the dying and injured. More than 30 000 were killed and 60.000 injured, and the warships transported 500 refugees to Valparaiso. Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 February 1939, Page 6
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